The Arboretum de Chevreuil is an

arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, m ...

located in the heart of the ''Forêt Domaniale de la Joux'' (2,652 hectares) on the ''route des sapins'' east of

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, Jura,

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. It is open daily without charge. The arboretum is located near the Maison Forestière (Forest House), and is managed by the ''Office National des Forêts''. It contains 43 species of

conifer Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All ex ...

s including the ''Sapin Président de la Joux'', a magnificent specimen that is over two centuries old, with a height of 45 meters and a diameter of 1.2 meters.

References

Je Decouvre la France article (French)

Bois Foret article (French)

Gardens in Jura (department) Arboreta in France {{France-garden-stub